Sherrod Brown gives Democrats jolt of enthusiasm in Ohio

Sherrod Brown gives Democrats jolt of enthusiasm in Ohio

Democrats are making a play for Ohio in next year’s Senate race as former Sen. Sherrod Brown prepares an expected comeback attempt. The Buckeye State was once firmly purple, but has become increasingly red in the Trump era. President Trump won the state in 2024 with 55 percent of the vote, and Brown lost his bid for reelection to Sen. Bernie Moreno (R-Ohio), winning 46.5 percent of the vote. Those totals show Brown was much more popular with Ohi…

What Sherrod Brown’s comeback bid means for Ohio Democrats - Signal Cleveland

In case you missed it, cleveland.com’s Jeremy Pelzer reported this week that Sherrod Brown has decided to challenge Republican Sen. Jon Husted in the November 2026 election. The story included a notably pointed quote from Joe Rugola, an influential state labor leader. Rugola, who heads a large union of government employees, told Pelzer that he and other labor leaders had been laying the groundwork for Brown to run for governor and were disappoin…

Sherrod! - Lawyers, Guns & Money

To say the least, it’s an uphill battle for even Sherrod Brown to win in Ohio at this point, but I am glad he is giving it a shot because if he can’t, no one can. Former Ohio Sen. Sherrod Brown has told Democratic allies that he intends to run for Senate next year, two people familiar with his plans told CNN, and is soon poised to launch a 2026 campaign aimed at vindicating his defeat two years ago after three decades in Congress. The decision …